Much of our time in Cambodia this year was retracing our steps from a trip seven years ago. Kampot was completely new for us. Roughly 5 km (3 miles) inland from the Gulf of Thailand lies the riverside community of Kampot, the capital of Kampot Province. During French colonial administration it had been the capital…
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Seven years ago we had a one-day whirlwind tour of the Angkor temples. Now, as full-time travelers, we’re back for a more in-depth exploration. In the first century CE, Indian culture began taking root in much of Southeast Asia as more and more Hindu and Buddhist traders settled in the region. While the term “kingdom”…
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Why, you might ask, are we back in Southeast Asia after we made such a big deal about the heat in several of our posts last year? Well, a too-good-to-pass-up opportunity for a cruise from Singapore to Athens (with stops in Sri Lanka, India, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, and Israel) presented itself last summer; this…
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